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(b) The study is expected to be completed mid-late 2020.
(2) The options analysis will be supported by consultants.
(a) The preferred consultant has not yet been identified; and
(b) The costs are not yet known.
(3) The options analysis has not yet commenced; however, the existing Calvary Public Hospital Bruce campus will be included, with consideration of both a staged redevelopment option and a new build option.
(4) The options analysis will include an evaluation of site accessibility, including private and public transport links associated with any site options identified.
(5) Parking requirements will be considered once a preferred site has been identified, and the project has moved into a feasibility and design phase.
Hospitals—bushfire season preparedness
(Question No 2921)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 21 February 2020:
(1) How many presentations to ACT emergency departments during (a) December 2019, (b) January 2020 and (c) February 2020 were attributable: (i) wholly to poor air quality or (ii) partly to poor air quality.
(2) How many admissions were made to (a) The Canberra Hospital and (b) Calvary Hospital during (i) December 2019, (ii) January 2020 and (iii) February 2020 attributable (A) wholly to poor air quality or (B) partly to poor air quality.
(3) How many additional beds were made available in (a) The Canberra Hospital and (b) Calvary Public Hospital during (i) December 2019, (ii) January 2020 and (iii) February 2020, for treating patients admitted due (A) wholly to poor air quality and (B) partly to poor air quality.
(4) Is Canberra Health Services developing a bushfire plan like the flu season plan; if so, when will the plan be made public.
Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) It is not possible to determine whether an Emergency Department (ED) presentation is wholly or partly attributable to air quality in our data holding.
Clinical coding in ED is limited to a set of primary conditions and does not cover the entire spectrum of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes. This is known as the ED ICD Short List. For example, a patient could present to ED with respiratory distress and be coded as such. However, it is not possible to attribute the condition to poor air quality or other environmental factors with the limited ICD codeset.
The connection between an ED presentation and air quality can only be established on a case by case basis with review of patient’s files by clinical experts. An extensive
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